A MARRIED dad shamelessly tried to fake his own death on a kayaking trip before fleeing to Georgia to be with his mistress.

Ryan Borgwardt, a 45-year-old from Wisconsin, received his sentencing in court on Tuesday for the elaborate plot he executed last summer .

Borgwardt pleaded no contest and was found guilty of misdemeanour obstruction of an officer, according to local station WMTV 15 .

Judge Mark Slate sentenced the dad-of-three to 89 days in the Green Lake County Jail - deliberately matching the number of days between when Borgwardt was reported missing and when he finally made contact with the Sheriff’s Office.

“I deeply regret the actions that I did that night and all the pain I caused my family and my friends,” Borgwardt said in court.

Attorney Gerise LaSpisa said Bo

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